The Spirit of Christmas Christmas is an inherited holiday about a theoretical peace for all of humanity and celebrated in many different ways around the world. For most, it is a joyous festival of light, generosity and goodwill between people. For example; Christmas is a time to celebrate family, friends and traditions. Advent marks the beginning of Christmas when the preparations for Christmas really begins - the festive Menu is planned, “gifts are chosen and wrapped”, carols sung, cards are written and posted and houses decorated. Advent is the beginning of the Church Year for most churches in the Western tradition and is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, and of longing. Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, which is the Sunday nearest November 30, and ends on Christmas Eve (Dec 24). Even without Advent, from November onwards, it is impossible to forget that Christmas is on its way. Once the celebration of Thanksgiving comes to an end more people realize Christmas is very close behind and start shopping! If Christmas is the season of giving, it stands to reason that Christmas is all about gifts. Therefore Christmas is also an International Festival of Retailing, accumulating in an orgy of exchanging gifts. Shopping through the Internet has become increasingly popular over the last few years, and is a convenient way to complete all your shopping in a short amount of time. Many on-line stores offer Specials only available on-line. On-line retail sales in the U.S. amounted to $65B in 2004, and Predictions for 2008 expect that figure to rise to $117B. An unbelievable variety of merchandise is already available on the Internet, and as time goes on the choices will be even greater. The Internet can be a shopper's paradise. The astute retailer would have made provision to accommodate for the demand as the festive season gets under way, for this is one of their busiest occasions. For an On-Line Marketers' point of view, Christmas is the biggest Niche Market ever. i.e.; All I Want for Christmas Is World Peace .......And the latest –iPod! Plus there are bound to be the last minute shoppers to go on line to find what they can Download - Panic Buyers etc. And don't forget the 12 days of Christmases! The "Twelve Days of Christmas” gifts: A partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold rings, six geese laying, seven swans swimming, eight maids milking, nine ladies dancing, ten lords leaping, eleven pipers piping, and twelve drummers drumming. There are 364 gifts altogether, one for everyday of the year. Gift cards may seem impersonal, but not only do they make shopping easier to buy on-line, they also ensure the gift is always right, as the person receiving the gift can get just what they need. They can also take advantage of the end of the year sales. After Christmas all the Exchange outlets come into force, to accommodate for all the unwanted gifts. And finally anyone looking to pick up bargain can always log in to e-Bay after the Holiday season to take advantage of a plethora of items that were exchanged during the festive season May I wish you all the warmest thoughts for the festive season and wish you Health Wealth and Happiness for the coming year
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